Car-fender.



L. G. NOBLE. GAR FENDERM APPLICATION FILED MAY 2a, 1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.v

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LEWIS O. NOBLE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 23, 1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Serial No. 434,566.

To all whom it may concern:

lBe it known that I, LEwrs C. NOBLE, a citizen of the United States,residing` at Boston, in the county of Sufolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Oar-Fenders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car-fenders, and

`has forits object to make the fender more reliable 1n operation byproviding a scoop which is automatically lowered if the main fenderfails to pick up the person or object it encounters.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a fender which can beswung beneath the car out of the way when not in use.

The invention also has for its object to pro vide a guard for preventingthe person or object from striking the car-front. This guard can befolded on top of the fender and swung therewith beneath the car.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which-Figure 1 is an elevation, only so much of the car being shown as willsuice to show the connection of the invention therewith. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes the car-body to thebottom of which, near its front end, are secured brackets 6 to which acurved beam 7 is fastened. The beam carries a depending stud 8 to whichthe fender is pivoted. The fender has a transverse supporting-beam 9 tothe back of which are secured ears 10 having alined openings to receivethe stud 8 whereby a pivotal support for the fender is had.

The main fender comprises a series of nngers 11 each of which is carriedindependently by the beam 9 and extends forwardly therefrom. Each fingercomprises a pair of sinuously bent rods which (pass through openings inthe beam 9 an are secured thereto by nuts 12 screwed on the rear ends ofthe rods behind the beam. The rods pass loosely through the openings inthe beam so that the fingers can raise when passing over a person orother object. The rods are connected at their front or outer ends, andto said ends are also secured rods 13 which pass loosely throughopenings in the beam 9 above the openings through which the fender-rodspass. To the front end of the fender-fingers are secured forwardlyprojecting springs 14 which serve to prevent the )oints of the iingersstriking and injuring t 1e person.

Each fender-mager is braced by a rod 15 connected at one end to the rod13 near its outer end, and at the other end to a block 16 secured. tothe YEnger. In the bottom of the block are grooves to receive thefender-rods, and on the top of the block is a lug 17 to which the rod 15is fastened. The block 16 also serves to stiffen the fender-fingers.

The auxiliary fender comprises a scoop 1S consisting of curved wireswhich are connected at their rear ends to a rock-shaft 19 journaled inbearing-arms 20 extending rearwardly from the beam 9. The auxiliaryfender is held normally in elevated position by means of a spring 21connected at its ends to said fender and to one of the ears 10.

The auxiliary fender is adapted to be automatically lowered if the mainfender fails to pick up the person or obj ect. The following mechanismis employed for this purpose: To the rock-shaft 19 are secured oop-shaed projections 22 which extend into the pat of downwardly curved fingers23 carried on the rear ends of the rods 13. The parts operate asfollows: Upon any one of the main fenderiingers being elevated by aperson or object getting beneath the same, the finger 23 engages theprojections 22 and rocks the shaft 19 in a direction to lower the scoopso that the person or obj ect will be picked up thereby and is thusrescued from getting beneath the car truck or wheels. The mainfenderfingers are light and swing freely in their bearings, and eachfinger acts independently so that very little force is required to liftthe main fender and bring the auxiliary fender into action and there isno danger of injury to the person by the main fender. The operation ofthe auxiliary fender is also assured irrespective of the position of thebody or object beneath the main fender.

To prevent a person icked up by the main fender from striking tlie frontof the car, l provide a wire frame 24 which is pivoted at its lower endas indicated at 25 to bearingarms 26 projecting from the beam 9. Theswing of the frame rearwardly or in the direction of the car-body islimited by stops 27 projecting from the beam 9. The guardframe 24 can befolded down on the fender and as the latteris pivoted to the beam 7, theentire fender mechanism can be swung beneath the car when not in use. Atthe lower vbeam .9.

end ofthe guard-frame are lateral projections 28 which engagespring-iingers 29 for holding the guard-frame m either fold ed or raisedposition by the spring pressure'of saidfingers on the projections, whenthe frame is swung in either direction beyond center.

The fender is locked to the beam 7 by a latch' comprising a vplate 3()hingedV at 3l to one end of the beam 7 and having a notch 32 adapted tobe extended over the edge of the A second notch 33 .is provided whichengages the 4beam `9 when the fender is swung Pbeneath ,the car. Therods 13, behind the .beam 9 have shoulders 84 which ylimit ,the dovmwardswing of the main fender-lingers.

In jthe drawings .the fender 1s shown 1n connection with a car but itwill be understood athat it may also be applied to automobiles and othervehicles.

I claim:

l. A fender vcomprising a vertically swinging Afender extendingforwardly in ,sub-

stantially .horizontal position, a rock-shaft .having projections, ascoop mounted on the .proche-,Sham,andngerscarried at the rear end ofthe main fender and engageable with the projections for operating therock-shaft to ower the scoop when the main fender is elevated.

2. A car-fender comprising a supporting# beam having openings7vertically swinging fender-fingers mounted on said beam, rods carried bythe fender-lingers and passing through the openings in thesupportingbeam7 a rock-shaft carried by the supporting-beam, a scoopmounted on the rockshaft, and projections on the rock-shaft veX- tendinginto the path of the ends of the rods.

3. The combination with a car, of a beam secured to the bottom thereof,a fenderpivoted to the beam to swing in ahorizlontal plane, and a latchpivoted to the beam and engageable with the fender forholdingitstationary.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

Enviar; C. RICHARDSON, LoUIsE C. ARENTGEN.

